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canadian designers parkas make cozy christmas gift byrenagalanis staff writer parkas are a canadian signature and the line available through linda lundstroms laparka has mixed high technology with beautiful design elements for a combination of warmth and ele gance the concept for laparka was to create a gorgeous coat that had to be warm lundstrom saki to a group of about 100 women during the any woman can lecture series at the north toronto womans trade show conference i made it brushed on both sides to keep the wearer cozy and warm with a removable fur hood and storm cuffs because fur keeps body heat from escaping and it protects the face inspiration for developing the line of coats was rooted in her past the designer con tinues having grown up in red lake ontario lundstrom and her family lived amongst cree and ojibway native peoples whose families arid their forefathers had been there for centuries a vision to produce the line and to collaborate with native artists by embroidering their art on her coats all came to fruition about eight years ago with the laparka line lundstrom overcame a number of obstacles including death threats from antifur groups when she decided to use real fur in her line in order to further support native people who have traditionally been fur traders and also in order to remain consistent arid true in her original vision of making a product which would celebrate native culture in defining her success the canadian designer who has become a household name in her 22year career says there aire three things which she credits with contributing to her achievements accept that everything good arid bad happens for a reason and learn from those experiences dont waste energy questioning why people and the relationships that a compa ny holds with those people are the most important assets that company has listen to your instinct you can be a magnet of target for wonderful incredible strokes of luck i the last point is probably the most difficult to explain to people lundstrom says listening to your instinct watching for signs arid sig nals when making important decisions hi life being confident enough to act on a vision these are not things you find on a bank state ment or financial plan but they can have an impact on your success when the vision for laparka first came to her 10 years ago while she was driving along a toronto highway a truck passed her and drove into her lane ahead of her and she was faced with its license plate which had this name emblazoned on it laparkan and it did she says itgrew and became a multimillion dollar business if its possible for you to visualize something then you can make it happen and if you send that message ouno the universe the universe will help you make it happen the linda lundstom line is available in markham at you and me on main street unionville to a s iv pjjlsomething new in markham peachtree plaza a kennedy hwy 7 ou373uo golden diamond lllii linda lundstroms laparka line features allwool parkas emblazoned with native artists work leathers custom design made to measure repair gleaners on premises 160 ebeaver creek unit 2223 richmond hill 7311045 terry tsatsos ratnondzara wottfo to cm dc ui cd s ui o z of ui q z ui ui ui 5 presents a unique banquet facility christmas new years bookings available let us help you create something special 2743 19th avenue markham 9058877396 west of woodbine north of major mackenzie cm- royai patriot italian slate complete with playing kit balls cues etc brunswick 6 ft airhockey with playing kit 00 j seaway pools spas billiards 25 heritage rd markham fri honfi of iwyy t k 948030 hours lfea-wldtul- ipjb tlcmfritaja m- sat tul ifm the public for a limited time only shop now for best selections tvs vcrs microwaves home stereos cds tape recorders breadmakersclock radiostelephones telephone answering machines home security systems monday saturday 1000 am- 600 pm sunday 1200 noon 500pm first come first served n y wmm citizen cash e lect r o n i cs 455 gordon baker road 1 ytttt art gggrttg v rirtch avtf hndiemt imilil t r